On April 21, 2025, an eco-festival was held in Astana with the participation of the Head of State, within the framework of which an exhibition and interactive areas were organized to showcase innovative environmental projects and startups.

7 exhibition areas were created on waste recycling called "The Second Life of Waste".

For example, the Kazstonebox project produces furniture and containers for separate collection of waste from an ecological and water-resistant material - stone paper. These products are durable, not afraid of moisture, and most importantly, they are completely recyclable, being an environmentally friendly alternative to wood and plastic.

Technic Destroy recycles lithium-ion batteries and returns valuable metals (lithium, cobalt, copper) to production. This not only reduces environmental pollution, but also reduces dependence on the import of raw materials.

The International Center for Green Technologies and Investment Projects has organized 9 regions in the direction of "Green Technologies".

TabQorTech is an eco-drone for forest monitoring and restoration. These drones patrol forests in real time to detect illegal logging and other threats to ecosystems. Its unique function is autonomous tree planting: the drone distributes biodegradable capsules with seeds and nutrients, and ensures the availability of seedlings even in dry areas.

The SMARTECOFIELD mobile complex allows you to quickly eliminate the consequences of oil spills, reducing the time of soil cleaning from 12-15 months to 1-2 months and not harming the ecosystem.

The SMARTECOFIELD mobile complex allows you to quickly eliminate the consequences of an oil spill. that is, it reduces the period of soil cleaning from 12-15 months to 1-2 months.

It should be noted that the main sponsor of the eco-festival is Bank RBK JSC. It is not only a platform for demonstrating environmental initiatives, but it is also a symbol of new thinking and shared responsibility for the future," noted Natalya Akentyeva, Chairman of the Board of Bank RBK.

Within the framework of the Ecofestival, the conclusion of the concept of the development of environmental culture "Clean Kazakhstan" was drawn up. The participants together have a total of 1.1 mln. Tons of garbage were collected.

In the regions, actions such as "Taza Olke", "Holy Place", "Green Zone", "Unegeli Zodlo", "Muldir Bulak" have become a tradition, within their framework 1.8 mln. ha area was cleared and 1.6 mln. About 5,000 trees were planted, and more than 5,000 objects of historical and cultural heritage were restored, 5.8 million square meters of the area around rivers, lakes and other water bodies were restored. area of ​​more than square meters was cleaned.

We remind you that in June of last year, the @TazaQazBot chat-bot was added to facilitate the submission of applications for solving problems in the field of environment and ecology. Currently, 14,600 of the more than 16,000 applications received have been resolved.

In addition, this year the Ministry has given more than 300,000 seedlings to the regions, and the project of equipping 130 schools of Astana and Zhezkazgan with containers for separate collection of waste has been launched. left.

The main event of the evening was the ceremony of awarding industry leaders for their significant contribution to environmental protection. The winners were awarded in 4 nominations.

The "Faceplate" project won in the "Best ecological start-up project" nomination. This is an innovative platform for monitoring and managing the operation of solar and wind power plants at the moment.

East Kazakhstan Technical University named after Daulet Serikbayev KEJSC became the winner in the nomination "Green University" for research projects and educational programs in the field of ecology.

The winner of the nomination "Organization close to nature" in the competition "Excellence in Environmental Education" is the Karaganda region. Temirtau city. general education school No. 16 of the education department, Kostanay city in the nomination "Environmental education and information". General education school No. 7 of the Department of Education.

The winners of the drawing contest "Save water and save the future":

1st place - Elizaveta Bugaeva - Karaganda city. General secondary school #87; 1st place - Galymzhan Aruzhan - Atyrau city. School-gymnasium No. 35 named after Hamit Yergaliv;

2nd place - Bibitova Aizere - Aktobe region. General secondary school No. 69 of Zhankonys village;

3rd place - Shamileva Ayla - Astana city. School-lyceum No. 56 named after Shakarim.

Instead of traditional figurines, the winners received saplings representing their contribution to the protection of nature.

The festival ended with a gala concert with the participation of pop stars.

The Clean Kazakhstan initiative is not just a one-time event, it seems to have become a way of life.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/aktobe-shalkar-bozoy/press/news/details/981662?lang=kk